Could you imagine if “I” learned something from “You”?
You young girl always smoking pot.
You young girl drinking in your youth.
You young girl skipping High School to hang out at the lake.
You young girl having sex, thinking it was love.
You young girl that had the abortion.
You young girl always taking risk and having an adventure.
Could you Imagine if “I” learned something from “You”?
Me the young girl that only smoked pot occasionally.
Me the young girl that only drank in private so people didn’t know.
Me the young girl that skipped school but never got caught.
Me the young girl having sex but I was in love.
Me the young girl that had an abortion but I married the man .
Me that never took risk and never was adventurous.
Could you Imagine if “I” learned something from “You”?
You that married at 20 and went to a trade school for your education.
You that worked at high-end retail stores for your lively hood.
You that divorced and remarried only to divorce again.
You that would work the land with your own hands to grow your food.
You that would work at homeless shelters giving out food to the poor.
You that would be considered lower income or at best middle income.
Could you Imagine if “I” learned something from “you”?
Me that married at 19 and went one year to a University.
Me that never worked nor ever had a career.
Me that has remained married.
Me that would not dirty my hands to grow food, I will buy it from people like you.
Me that would not work to help the homeless they should get up and go to work.
Me that is considered high income, privileged. Above most.
Could you Imagine If “I” learned something from “You”?
You that lived a full life, you that had a business , sold it, went back to school, took risk, lost it all and kept serving others. You that are not pretty privileged, you that have messy hair and skinned knees , you with lines of life on your face. You that had to work to support your family, you that had made friends with people like them. You did not do it right. You, You, You…
Could you Imagine if “I” learned something from “You”?
Could you imagine me getting up off the couch and giving a helping hand? Could you imagine me instead of judging reaching out to those in need? Could you imagine me being of service to others instead of announcing that I am privileged or am I privileged…? Perhaps I just have no desire to work, I am fully financially supported. I never took risk; I can always blame others. God knows how I am, I don’t have to change. ME, ME, ME…